Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-08-16
mlsx +, BOESAyMILLER.
From the Boston Folio.

Miss +. Rocna Miller, whose por-
trait appears in this number Of the
Folio, is one Of those American girls
who have the courage to obey the
promptings Of their nature to work
for something. lbeyond the ordinary
round Of retired life. She is one of
those who had to not only make the
most Of every opportunity, but to first
create the opportunity. Her earnest
love OF musical study could not be
gratifed without first earning the
money for expenses, and year Of
study in Music Vale Seminary, Sa-
lem, Conn, was preceded by So
iourn in Idaho, where she taught in
the public schools during the day,
and in the evening, as conductor,
trained chorus of earnest and am
bilious singers. AT the same time all
possible leisure was employed in
maintaining health and vitality by
many ! wild ride through forest and
over mountain on one Of her broth
er's untamed horses. At the semina-
~ she impressed her teachers with
her peculiar abilities, and every as
sistanco was rendered her by the VEN
cradle head Of the school, himself o
writer Of plays OF no mean order. In
one year she finished the prescribed
normal course devoted to piano, quit
ar, harmony and thorough bass. An
other period Of teaching music in the
Methodist College at Hannabal, Mo-,
enabled her to come to Boston, where
her studies were pursued under the
direction Of Mr.. B. f. Baker, and la
ter, when she had decided to devote
herself TO the lyric art, under Mr.. l..
w. Wheeler, whose instructions We're
Of great advantage to her, and whose
letters and personal aid were Of much
benefit in smoothing tho way, when
she finally went to Italy. While In
Boston she was frequent anony-
nous contributor OF poetical gems to
the secular and religious press Of the
city. All this time she taught as OPP
portunity offered, to provide the nec-
ossary expenses.
In Italy she studied with Lamperti
for some time, and afterwards, as en-
gagcments carried her to different
cities, with Luigi, Salo, and Vannun-
cini, OF Florence, and also received
priceless assistance from Elvira Mari
nj, daughter Of the famous basso.
We have not room to more than
indicate her successes in Italy. AZ
ter filing several minor engagements
in various operas, she made great
success in "Linda," at Venice, and as
she had never seen the opera per.
formed, she revealed herself as crea.
tor as well as imitator OF parts, and
she was accorded such a recognition
rs seldom falls to the lot of Americ.
On debntants. This led to two re-en.
gagements, after which she sang in
~Rigoletto" and "Sonnambula" al
Genoa, to the warmly expressed ac-
ceptance Of that proverbially critical
city. Next followed prolonged en-
gagement at Malta, where her sue.
CESS in "Linda" was repeated, and
was pronounced unexcelled by any
similar in thirty years at that theatre
She was highly complimented by
Verdi, who presented her his photo
graph with his autograph, and ex.
pressed desire to hear her in "Trav.
iata."
From Malta she went to London
rather to hear and observe than te
sing, but while there made concer,
tour Of the provinces, and one APP
pearance in opera, as substitute fol-
the prima donna, who was taken sud.
denly i'll, and she more than filed al
expectations. Declining an offer Of
Tinsley Brothers, of London, to pub,
lish novel she had written, she de-
cided to make brief visit to Amer.
lea, partly to bring out her book here
and partly to visit friends from whom
she had been so long absent. She
now stands on the threshold Of what
We in common with her friends trust
will prove to be highly successful
career.
Charley LOOMS, q Kansas City sa.